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This season, we talked about corruption in the arms trade. We talked about decisions to keep sending weapons to countries that commit atrocities. And we examined how corporations and individuals profit from these injustices. So today, in our last episode of the season, we ask: how do we dismantle the arms trade?
Our guests help us explore the limitations of current arms control policies, look at pathways out of a permanent war economy, and break down what it would actually look like to transform this system.
Anna Stavrianakis consults with Shadow World Investigations, and is a Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex. She's also a contributor to Making a Killing: how the west profits from slaughter in Yemen and Gaza, and the author of Taking Aim at the Arms Trade: NGOs, Global Civil Society and the World Military Order, among many other publications. Follow Anna on Instagram @arms_trade_prof and on X @StavrianakisA.
Khem Rogaly is co-founder of the Transition Security Project, a new research center that researches the US and UK military industrial complexes. Follow Khem on X @KhemRogaly.
Pre-Order the Book: Making a Killing: How the West Profits from Slaughter in Gaza and Yemen (out Nov 24, 2026)
Episode Resources:
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This episode was produced by Bridget Conley, Emily Shaw, and Anna Van Dine. Engineering by Jacob Winik and Aja Simpson. Marketing and Social media by Frayashti Shekhawat. Show artwork by Simon Fung.
Special thanks to Lisa Avery, Michelle Anderson, Alex de Waal, and the Tufts Digital Design Studio team.
